The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-28
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= thill. MT. lADOuchcrc, editor OF 1rhh, says:
'Thc intention Is for these pictures TO form q
nucleus Of m nrt-school in tho United States.
| have always looked upon tho frcsco OF Moses
In tho rUblng-room of tho House Of Lords rs
ono OF tho finest pictures OF modern times.
Why Mr.. Herbert should not have been called
upon to complete tho series, 1 hive never un-
dcrstood. md l congratulate America upon
having n citizen who Inns determined TINT II
and advantage Of his country"
When tho public service Of a country
hns been converted into n bureaucratic ma
chino us In England, II grlnds through It's
regular round with tho inscnsatc motion OF
wood Or metal. Tn English Inv mikes II
compulsory upon parents TO send their chill
drcn to school Recently n nun named Rush
was arrested In Liverpool on the charge OF not
having paid tho sum Of 80 % schoolIucs for Ills
two children. lie WINS sentenced TO fourteen
days imprisonment for this offcnsc, and in q
few days died OF n complication OF bronchitis
ind brnln disease. Tho coroncr's inquest
showed TINT no was q sober, respectable man,
who had been out Of employment for some
tlmo n was living In tho dlrcst poverty,
Everything no Ind having been pawncd to
purchase food. At the tImo Of his arrest
he was shOclcss, nearly naked, sick AMI hungry,
md II Is pretty clear TINT his death WINS moth
Ing less than Official murder. hut tho man
Ind to die before the circumstances OF his case
could receive Official notice.
Notwithstanding the enormous sums
paid to royalty In England II Is capable Of
some very shabby dolngs. Recently tho
Knights Companions OF tho Order of St. MI
y chacl and 81. George, which Is tho order gcncr-
ally awarded by tho Queen to colonial noiabill-
Tics when 1t Is desired to honor them ,weregiycn
adinncr In st. james Palace. Tho guests were
not only charged SO apiece for their dinner,
but MI additional 81 Is was assessed upon cach
Tor putting tho kitchen range IN order. To
make the guests pay for tho dinner offered TO
them by royal hospitality was had enough, but
10 mako them pay for mcnling the Kitchen
range seems to DO an extraordinary piece Of
mcanncss The range, however, appears TO have
been n curiosity, for there were $50 guests, and
tho sum assessed per head amounted to
s.s.5, SO 1t Il fair to presume TINT In addition to
tho repairs to the kitchen rlngc somebody's
pocket ubout the court had to be repaired with
u golden lining.
The recent funeral OF the Duchess OF
Norfolk. in England. was n ceremony Of extra
ordinary splcndor. The coffin my In the prif
vatc chapel of Arundel Castle for three days,
and was then removed. In II stately procession,
to the church, where 1t was placed before the
high altar, and ycsrcrs for tho dead were
chantcI. The funeral service In the church
occupied upward OF three hours. Tho
scene was most impressive. Tho colin was
covered with n magnificent pail of purple
and gold, and NIL around monks were kncrllng
In prayer, und immense candles were burning,
while a number OF armorlal shields were dis
played, and every inch of the church was irlpcd
In black. Tho procession wus headed by II
crossbcarcr. who carried n splcndidly- Icwclel
cross. and there were two bishops, four mon
signOrs ani n great number OF priests III sumI,-
tuous robes.
One of the instances which attest the
extraordinary conservatism OF England In po-
Ilticai matters IS the retention OF old manor
ial pririlcScsund fcuInl rights which have been
swept away In every other country in Europe,
and which would not be tolerated In this
country for twcnty-four hours. I%tnppcars that
hundreds of years ago various lords were given
tho right TO levy tolls upon goods sold In
market. on condition that they furnish mcn.at
arms to defend tho traders. THIS obligation
r his long since ceased 10 exist, but the tolls still
continue and there nrc numerous instances
where the right OF holding market Is subject to
the payment Of tolls TO some ncighboring no
blcman. Tho burden to consumers In some
places Is severe, and now that tho suffrage has
been pretty widely extended their cry will
doubtless be heard In Parliament before long.
English papers record another delight.
ful exhibition OF the workings OF bureaucratic
rcd tape. At present the government Is hay
ing n great demand for cavalry horses, md
commissioners were sent to Canada aud this
country to purchase them. The fncts came out
that Mt the SAINT time agents Of the French md
German governments were purchasing good
norscs In the county of Yorkshire. The III
lulry WIS very naturally raised, "why don't
the government purchase these horses instead
of sending across the sea TO buy horses
often not so good. ut n cost OF from SIS tn
se0npIcce more tlInn they can be purchased for
1t home" 1t appears, however, TINT IN York
shire hUrse-brcctlcrs have n way Of docking the
tails Of their nurses, and rcd tapcism has de-
freed that all horses for the English army must
ave long tails; hence the British taxpayer
must suffer.
A fine old Scotch gentleman by the
name OF Alex. McCrca, Wit WIS once famous
for IN article OF mountain dew which he
urnel out In defiance OF the revenue officers.
recently dIcl, md his fUrcthOught was such
r~rn ~ y ,n,'s, n',o I hc ,hon,S, y, U', inns y ~ mn%n
,rnyIsinn for Tho nrn,,r cclrbratIon nj his nI,-
~sc-uIcs, and 80 he buried n cask of his best
wliskcy In peat moss, there 10 remain until his
death. On the morning OF the funeral the cask
was Olcnci, md ms the procession moved
,iong, tho uiournrrs and cinnsincn car
led ot, The 8ft-eypftss.yI wishes or ,beIr
friend by consuming not less than eighteen
nllons OF his old whISkcy, nnd the Collin
wns finally IcpDsItc,l In the grave with Onc
Highland hpnurs.
a new anu EXTRAORDINARILY Inc variety
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